this is a picture of malabar spinach growing in the garden
those of you who are family members may recognize
the small white cup hanging on the wire fence in the bottom right of the picture
malabar spinach is a vine with edible leaves
the flavor is same as regular spinach
is best when picked young and tender
can climb 8-20 feet
likes sun to partial shade
in late fall here it starts seed production that birds love
bought a plant several years ago it just reseeds every year
grow it up my garden fence
gave my motherinlaw she a cutting and she has been growing
it in a pot in california for several years
(gave my brotherinlaw he a cutting which as per previous blog
put it in my sisterinlaws luggage which soaked all her clothes
(see previous blog) it may not have made it to california
but may have been planted in denver instead)
it freezes down in winter here but keep it covered with pine straw
it usually comes back or comes back from seed elsewhere
in the garden
if have too many come up just pull them up and eat the leaves
as they are thinned out
use them in our salads and our sandwiches
my wife she cooked a spinach casserole last night
hum hum good
she also blanches them and stores in freezer
no maintenance productive plant
can be hard to find
PRAYING MANTIS
pm was not photogenic did not want his picture taken
took several pictures but he kept moving and hiding his face
he/she is in the middle upper part of the picture next to waldo
pm are good for killing insects in the garden
can be sign of no pesticide usage
am totally organic gardener so have noticed more of these
over the years have one that lives in the house
will eat caterpillars, grasshoppers(yea!), beetles etc
do eat good insects also
also are people friendly usually
these are the good guys keep em around
FOOTBALL
those razorbacks tried to loose didnt they
if they could have just beat alabama last week wow !
longhorns did not loose this weekend-didnt play
they play nebraska there next week
nebraska has revenge on their mind
may not be pretty next weekend
go cowboys today hope the rest did them good
the organicgreen doctor
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